Etymology

absolutist

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Today it means: One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. Full definition →

First used mid 19th c.French absolutiste
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  1. French · derived fromabsolutiste
  2. English todayabsolutist

From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid 19th c. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
  • from mid 19th c. One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
  • from early 20th c. An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
  • from mid 19th c. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.

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